Houston, TX (October 15, 2021) – Westco Grounds Maintenance (“Westco”), a portfolio company of Evolution Strategy Partners (“Evolution”) and Gemini Investors (“Gemini”), announced the recent acquisition of Cornerstone Maintenance and Landscaping (“Cornerstone”). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Cornerstone was founded in 1997 and provides landscape design, installation, maintenance, irrigation, lighting, and hardscape services to commercial and municipal clients in Houston.

“We are excited about the addition of Cornerstone to the Westco platform” stated Manny González, Westco’s CEO. “We originally set out to expand across the greater Houston market and are thrilled to have taken the next step by acquiring Cornerstone. This strategic acquisition will allow Westco to leverage its infrastructure to service its client base across all of Houston in a more efficient and high-quality manner.”

Noted Stenning Schueppert, Managing Partner of Evolution, “Evolution and Gemini have been pleased with Westco’s growth initiatives since the initial acquisition and are looking forward to partnering with more companies like Cornerstone who have a focus on customer service, responsiveness, and quality work.”

Founded in 1987, Westco (www.westcogrounds.com) has grown into one of Houston’s largest, strongest commercial landscape service providers. Westco has more than 250 professionals installing landscaping and irrigation systems and providing maintenance and emergency services on spec, on budget and on time for busy shopping centers, business parks, subdivisions and the Department of Transportation.

Evolution Strategy Partners (www.evolutionstrategy.com) is a differentiated private equity firm with a unique approach to conducting business: We consider our portfolio companies as true partners, not purely investments. Evolution values and respects the people with whom we work believes its value-added involvement is only beginning at the time a transaction closes. We stay engaged and empower company leaders to accelerate the true potential of their businesses. Evolution’s primary focus is on entrepreneur-owned businesses but we remain flexible to explore other opportunities where our knowledge and interests are aligned. We target industrial and commercial service businesses with under $75 million in revenue and select only a handful of new platform opportunities to pursue each year.

For additional information
Stenning Schueppert, Managing Partner
Evolution Strategy Partners

Manny González, CEO
Westco Grounds Maintenance

*Updated to reflect proper branding from, originally, Altos Partners.